A nuclear power plant was built in Zwentendorf, Lower Austria, in 1972 because then-Chancellor Bruno Kreisky (SPÖ) was sure that the Austrian voters would overwhelmingly support the use of Nuclear Energy in the referendum.

My parents said they will never forget the expression on his face that day when he saw the above result.

Unsurprisingly the opposition conservatives tried to blame him for the defeated proposal - but it backfired and in the following 1979 federal elections Kreisky scored his best result for the SPÖ ever.

I salute a fellow non-British European making maps of non-UK EU elections! God bless you

I'd be interested in legislative elections and Styria. And of course the FPÖ

Here are your Styria maps:

Victorious Political Party in each district in the 2000 and 2005 state elections:

Red = SPÖ won with with less than 50%Brown = SPÖ won with more than 50%Light Blue = ÖVP won with less than 50%Dark Blue = ÖVP won with more than 50%

...

Left-Wing Parties combined vs. Right-Wing Parties in each district in the 2000 and 2005 state elections:

Red = Left wing parties won with with more than 50%Brown = Left wing parties won with more than 60%Light Blue = Right wing parties won with more than 50%Middle Blue = Right wing parties won with more than 60%Dark Blue = Right wing parties won with more than 70%

They got most of their votes from the City of Graz (capital of Styria) and its suburb district (Graz-Umgebung) as well as the upper-styrian steel districts, such as Leoben, Bruck an der Mur, Knittelfeld (lots of unionized workers). There`s also a big university in Leoben, with lots of leftist students ...

Here´s the map of the Communists in the 2005 state elections:

Orange = Communist Party below 5%Red = Communist Party between 5% and 10%Brown = Communist Party won more than 10%

They got there highest share in the city of Graz with 14%, the uni-city of Leoben was ranked 5th with 9.7%.

A surprise: In Thal, the city where Arnold Schwarzenegger grew up, the Communists got 9.3% in 2005 and the city was the 9th best town that year for the Communists

They got most of their votes from the City of Graz (capital of Styria) and its suburb district (Graz-Umgebung) as well as the upper-styrian steel districts, such as Leoben, Bruck an der Mur, Knittelfeld (lots of unionized workers).

...and Feberaufstand traditions.

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